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- NAME: Sean Bean
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
- BIRTH DATE: April 17, 1959 (Age: 54)
- EDUCATION: Rotherham College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Handsworth, Sheffield, England
- Originally: Shaun Mark Bean
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aries
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Actor Sean Bean played the villains in Patriot Games and GoldenEye. More recently, he played Boromir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Odysseus in Troy.
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Synopsis
Sean Bean was born on April 17, 1959, in Sheffield, England. After graduation he began appearing in London theater productions, on television and in movies. In America, he developed a reputation for playing bad guys, like an IRA terrorist opposite Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and a double agent in Golden Eye. More recently, he played Boromir in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Odysseus in Troy.
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Early Life
Actor Shaun Mark Bean was born on April 17, 1959, in Sheffield, England. Though he had planned a career at his father's welding firm, Bean's talents took him in an entirely different direction when he discovered acting while studying art at Rotherham College. A handful of notable performances earned him a scholarship to the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and after graduation he began appearing in London theater productions, as well as on television and in movies.
Career Highlights
Among American audiences, Bean is best known for playing heartless bad guys, a reputation earned for his convincing portrayals of such characters as the IRA terrorist opposite Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and the hardened double agent in Golden Eye. More recently, Bean played Boromir in Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and Odysseus in the Brad Pitt blockbuster vehicle Troy.
Personal Life
Bean has been married three times; he has two daughters with Melanie Hill and one daughter with Abigail Cruttenden.
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